Dust-pan.



T. R. HUGO.

DUST PAN.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 20, 1914.

Patented Oct. 24, 1916.

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THEODORE R. HUGO, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK, AssIGNOF T0 REPUBLIC METALWARECOMPANY, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

DUST-PAN.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented oct. 2a, ioio.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THEODORE R. HUGO, a citizen of the United States,residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Dust-Pans, of which thefollowing is a specification.

In dust pans as heretofore constructed, the boss is separate from thehandle and soldered to the pan after the handle has been attached. Thisconstruction requires the pan and handle to be made of tin plate, topermit of such soldering.

One object of my invention is to so construct the handle and boss thatthe entire pan can be made of untinned plate, thus reducing its cost.

A further Object is to simplify the construction of the handle and bossand facilitate their attachment to the pan.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a rear view of a dust panembodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary section thereof: takencentrally through the handle and boss. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sideelevation of the pan. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the handle andboss detached from the pan.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughoutthe several 1 indicates the body of the dust pan which has the usualinclined rim 2 extending around its back and sides.

3 indicates the handle of the pan and L the boss, both of which partsare formed in one piece from a blank of sheet metal, preferably untinnedplate. In the preferred construction shown in the drawings, thelongitudinal seam or joint 5 of the handle is located centrally at itsback or under side. The boss is formed by a forward continuation orextension of the upper side of the handle and consists of an inclinedrear portion 49 which bears against the corresponding rim of the pan anda substantially horizontal front portion 4 which bears against theunderside of the pan body. This inclined portion extends downwardly fromthe upper side of the handle, practically closing its front end andmaterially stiffening it. The flanges or marginal portions 4 of the bossare preferably spot-Welded to the pan, but may be secured thereto by anyother suitable means. As shown, the handle extension has a widelongitudinal depres- $1011 in its upper side to form the bulging body ofthe boss.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in the drawings, theextension of the handle increases in width toward the lower end of itsinclined portion 4-, so that it extends laterally beyond the sides ofthe handle while the horizontal portion 4; is tapered toward its frontend, but the invention is not intended to be limited to this particularform. The lower side of the handle is cut away at its front end, asshown at 6, but its side portions 7 are left intact to form webs orbraces which unite the inclined portion of the boss with the side wallsof the handle, thereby materially strengthening and stiffening saidinclined portion.

By constructing the boss in one piece with the handle, the entire pancan be made of untinned plate, instead of tin plate, which is necessarywhen the boss is made separate from the handle and soldered to the pan.This integral construction also produces a neater handle and boss and isless expensive than the old construction in which these parts areseparate.

While my invention is herein shown and described in connection with adust pan, it is not confined to this use but is also applicable to pans,scoops and similar devices.

I claim as my invention:

1. A handle for a dust pan and the like, having a boss-extension formedin one piece therewith and consisting of an inclined rear portionadapted to be secured to the rim of a dust pan and a substantiallyhorizontal front portion adapted to be secured to the bottom of the pan,said inclined portion extending downwardly from the upper side of thehandle and practically closing its front end and the side walls of thehandle being integrally connected with said inclined portion to braceit.

2. A handle for a dust pan and the like, having a boss-extension formedin one piece therewith, said extension forming a continuation of theupper side of the handle and consisting of an inclined rear portionadapted to be secured to the rim of a. dust pan and a substantiallyhorizontal front portion Witness my hand this 16th day of July, adaptedtfo be secured tofthe bottom 0]: the 1914.

pan, t e ront portion 0 the handle eing' cut away on its underside,While the sides THEODORE HUGO of said front portion are left intact andin- Witnesses:

tegrally united With the inclined boss-por- EDW. H. KOCH,

tion to brace the same. JOHN G. FISCHER.

copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

' Washington, I). 0.

